Quirky in a masterful display of instrumental skill from the Swedish duo of soprano saxophonist Martin Küchen and trombonist Ola Rubin (Swedish Fix, Lazy Rude Monk), using every inch of their instruments along with mutes, percussion and percussive emanations, creating a virtual menagerie of animalistic sounds alongside dexterous lines.
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Martin Kuchen-sopranino saxophone, percussion
Ola Rubin-trombone
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UPC: 5904224871703
Label: Relative Pitch
Catalog ID: RPR1164
Squidco Product Code: 33499
Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2023
Country: USA
Packaging: Cardboard Gatefold
Recorded at Annelund Industrial Complex #4, in Malmo, Sweden, in Autumn, 2019, by Ola Rubin.
"bBb makes everyday music for distracted times. Influences from near and afar blow in and over - and out again. Most of it pulls through the narrow neck of the sopranino sax and the emerging sounding facets of the trombone vault, but also almost archaeologically colored sound-bearing artefacts are displayed and dissected in real time.
A crack and a bang - and then jazz like a glowing blanket thrown over everything. Ola Rubin and Martin Kuchen make music for our leaking Now - both trying closing the gaps and intensively listening to the hard metaphysical rain that the present is flooded with .... Original acoustics."-bBb
Artist Biographies
• Show Bio for Martin Kuchen "Born 1966; saxophones. Martin Küchen has been active on the Swedish free improvised/free jazz scene since the mid-1990s. He has composed for larger groups, participated in dance projects, performed with different poets and created the music for experimental films. He now collaborates with improvisors all over Europe and USA/Canada. His current collaborations include: Angles - a new trio with Ingebrigt Håker- Flaten, doublebass, Kjell Nordeson, drums and Martin Küchen, saxophones. Exploding Customer - a free jazz quartet with Tomas Hallonsten trumpet, Benjamin Quigley double bass and Kjell Nordeson drums, which plays mainly original compositions. Sound of Mucus - a trio with the stringchordist Herman Müntzing and Andreas Axelsson, percussion. Unsolicited Music Ensemble - a trio with Tony Wren, double bass and Raymond Strid, percussion. a duo with guitarist David Stackenås. UNSK: Birgit Ulher, Martin Küchen, lise-Lott Norelius and Raymond Strid. Looper - a trio with Greek cello player Nikos Veliotis and Norwegian percussionist Ingar Zach." ^ Hide Bio for Martin Kuchen • Show Bio for Ola Rubin Ola Rubin is a Swedish trombonist, known for his duos with guitarist Henrik Olsson, with saxophonist Martin Küchen, and with bassist Dan Schyman; the trio Swedish Fix with guitarist Jon Lipscomb & drummer Anders Uddeskog; the quartet Lazy Rude Monk with Küchen, Dan Schyman (bass and Anders Uddeskog (drums); the trio Semla Empanada with Olsson & saxophonist Albert Cirera; and Tombola Rubola with drummers Anders Lindsjö & Anders Uddeskog. ^ Hide Bio for Ola Rubin
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Track Listing:
1. Chirp 5:19
2. Below Sea Level, In The Office Among Nutters 6:08
3. What I See In You I Eat 6:02
4. No Words For Humans 5:03
5. Insatiable Flight 2:52
6. The Ideal Of Calm Exists, In A Sitting Cat 4:09
7. 7? 6:56
Improvised Music
Free Improvisation
Jazz
European Improvisation, Composition and Experimental Forms
Recordings by or featuring Reed & Wind Players
Recordings featuring brass instruments - trumpets, trombones, tubas, other horns
Duo Recordings
New in Improvised Music
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 | Angles & Elle-Kari with Strings The Death of Kalypso [VINYL 2 LPs] (thanatosis produktion) |
| The 12th album from Martin Küchen's Angles ensemble is expanded and developed with notations and string arrangements from Alexander Zethson, and the voice of Elle-Kari Sander, in an engrossing album of powerfully compelling jazz rhythms & soloing, orchestral swells and emphatic songs pivoting around the mythology of the nymph Calypso, woven into contemporary concepts; sensational! | |
 | Angles & Elle-Kari with Strings The Death of Kalypso (thanatosis produktion) |
| The 12th album from Martin Küchen's Angles ensemble is expanded and developed with notations and string arrangements from Alexander Zethson, and the voice of Elle-Kari Sander, in an engrossing album of powerfully compelling jazz rhythms & soloing, orchestral swells and emphatic songs pivoting around the mythology of the nymph Calypso, woven into contemporary concepts; sensational! | |
 | Trespass Trio feat. Susana Santos Silva (w / Zanussi / Strid / Kuchen) Live in Oslo (Clean Feed) |
| Joining the long-running Trespass Trio of Per Zanussi on double bass, Martin Küchen on baritone & sopranino saxophone and Raymond Strid on drums for their performance at the 2018 Blow Out Festival in Oslo was Portuguese trumpeter Susana Santos Silva, performing Küchen compositions and a unique group take on Charlie Parker's "Koko", in a concert of both ardent and exuberant improvisation. | |
 | Bromander, Vilhelm In This Forever Unfolding Moment [VINYL] (thanatosis produktion) |
| Drawing on ideas from the 60s and 70--Ornette Coleman, John and Alice Coltrane, Don Cherry, and Charlie Haden--bassist Vilhelm Bromander assembles an accomplished ensemble of Stockholm improvisers to perform three works of warmth and spiritual power, incorporating jazz, world and contemporary music in a stunning and rich album that exudes a wealth of experience and musical clarity. | |
 | Bromander, Vilhelm In This Forever Unfolding Moment (thanatosis produktion) |
| Drawing on ideas from the 60s and 70--Ornette Coleman, John and Alice Coltrane, Don Cherry, and Charlie Haden--bassist Vilhelm Bromander assembles an accomplished ensemble of Stockholm improvisers to perform three works of warmth and spiritual power, incorporating jazz, world and contemporary music in a stunning and rich album that exudes a wealth of experience and musical clarity. | |
 | Kuchen, Martin Kuchen / Michaela Antalova Thunder Before Lightning [VINYL] (Clean Feed) |
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 | Kuchen, Martin & Landaeus Trio The Pity Of It All [VINYL] (Moserobie Music) |
| Pianist Mathias Landaeus's trio with Johnny Aman on bass and Chris Montgomery on drums are joined by saxophonist Martin Kuchen (Angles, &c) for a limited edition LP of superb music merging free and lyrical elements for a tremendous modern jazz album. | |
 | Nobject (Martin Kuchen / Rafal Mazur / Vasco Trilla) X-Rayed [2 CDs] (Listen! Foundation (Fundacja Sluchaj!)) |
| Bringing separate collaborations together as a trio, Swedish saxophonist Martin Kuchen (Angles), who has worked separately with Catalan drummer Vascto Trilli and Polish guitarist Rafal Mazur, come together as Nobject, recording at Lodz-Art Inkubator during the sixth Musica Privata festival in Lodz, Poland, for 2 sets of fully free, sinuous and assertive improvisation. | |
 | Angles 9 Beyond Us (Clean Feed) |
| Now a distinct edition of saxophonist Martin Kuchen's concept, the Angles 9 ensemble is captured live at the Zomer Jazz Fiets Tour in The Netherlands in 2018, performing Kuchen's embraceable and lyrical compositions, allowing his masterful band--including Magnus Broo, Johan Berthling, Mattias Stahl, &c.--great opportunities for collective playing and profound soloing. | |
 | Kuchen, Martin / Ed Pettersen / Roger Turner The End Of The Universe (Split Rock Records) |
| Swedish saxophonist Martin Kuchen (Angles), US guitarist Ed Pettersen, and UK percussionist Roger Turner join together in London for a studio album of improvisations referencing the vastness of space through the exploration of textures and sounds, influenced by the "Interstellar Transmissions" album that improvised with the sounds of the Voyager spacecraft. | |
 | Angles 3 Parede (Clean Feed) |
| Martin Kuchen's Angles band changes shape constantly, originally a trio and expanding as large as Angles 10, but this album, recorded live at SMUP, Parede, Portugal in 2016, returns the band to the original trio of Kuchen on sax, Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten on double bass, and Kjell Nordeson on drums & percussion, reworking Angles compositions to their essence. | |
 | Turner, Roger / Henry Kaiser / Martin Kuchen / Damon Smith / Jeff Coffin / Ed Pettersen / Tania Chen / Jordan Muscatello Interstellar Transmissions (Split Rock Records) |
| Two fascinating experimental concepts executed by Roger Turner, Henry Kaiser, Martin Kuchen, Damon Smith, Jeff Coffin, Ed Pettersen, Tania Chen, & Jordan Muscatello; Disc 1, each musician improvised alone to NASA recordings from the Voyager spacecraft, the results mixed together over the Voyager track; Disc 2, three improvisers play together in response to Voyager tracks. | |
 | Heat Death, The (Moster / Kuchen / Aleklint / Hyouer, Andersen) The Glenn Miller Sessions [3 CDs] (Clean Feed) |
| With members of The Core, Angles 9, Cortex, &c. The Heat Death is a Norwegian quintet with dual reeds and winds from Kjetil Moster & Martin Kuchen, Mats Aleklint on trombone, Olay Hoyer on bass, and Dag Erik Knedal Andersen on drums, a blazing band of energetic, informed and joyful free improv in a long-anticipated releases presenting 3 CDs of extended play. | |
 | All Included Satan in Plain Clothes [VINYL] (Clean Feed) |
| With members from Angles, Universal Indians, Frode Gjerstad Trio, Friends and Neighbors, &c. the quintet of Martin Kuchen (sax), Thomas Johansson (trumpet), Mats Aleklin (trombone), Jon Rune Strom (bass) and Tollef Ostvang (drums) play modern, energetic jazz that kicks Satan's ass; highly recommended! | |
 | All Included (Kuchen / Johansson / Aleklint / Strom / Ostvang) Satan in Plain Clothes (Clean Feed) |
| With members from Angles, Universal Indians, Frode Gjerstad Trio, Friends and Neighbors, &c. the quintet of Martin Kuchen (sax), Thomas Johansson (trumpet), Mats Aleklin (trombone), Jon Rune Strom (bass) and Tollef Ostvang (drums) play modern, energetic jazz that kicks Satan's ass; highly recommended! | |
 | Angles 9 Injuries [VINYL 2 LPs] (Clean Feed) |
| Now a nine-piece, Martin Kuchen leads the magnificently powerful Angles band through 7 demanding compositions, with trumpeter Magnus Broo back in the band alongside Alexander Zethson, Mattias Stahl, Jonan Berthling, Andreas Werlin, Eirik Hegdal, Mats Aleklint & Goran Kajfes. | |
| Angles 9 Injuries (Clean Feed) |
| Now a nine-piece, Martin Kuchen leads the magnificently powerful Angles band through 7 demanding compositions, with trumpeter Magnus Broo back in the band alongside Alexander Zethson, Mattias Stahl, Jonan Berthling, Andreas Werlin, Eirik Hegdal, Mats Aleklint & Goran Kajfes. | |
 | Angles 9 In Our Midst [VINYL] (Clean Feed) |
| Clean Feed's 2nd LP is their 4th Angles release, expanding saxophonist Martin Kuchen's band to 9 pieces with Mattias Stahl, Johan Berthling, Alexander Zethson, Mats Aleklint, Eirik Hegdal, Goran Kajfes, and Magnus Broo in an album of rare expressiveness and power. | |
 | Angles 8 By Way of Deception - Live in Ljubljana (Clean Feed) |
| A fantastic concert recorded during the 52nd Ljubljana Jazz Festival, presenting an ambitious and remarkable pair of compositions from saxophonist Martin Kuchen, extending his regular 6 piece band to an octet. | |
 | Trespass Trio Bruder Beda (Clean Feed) |
| The 2nd Trespass Trio CD with Martin Kuchen (alto and baritone), Per Zanussi (bass) and Raymond Strid (drums and percussion), jazz music with a narrative drive from 3 powerful players. | |
 | Angles Epileptical West - Live in Coimbra (Clean Feed) |
| Saxophonist Martin Kuchen's Angles sextet with trumpeter Magnus Broo, trombonist Mats Aleklint and vibraphonist Mattias Stahl in jazz with a polyrhythmic and refined world music accent. | |
 | Kuchen / Rowe / Wright Kuchen / Rowe / Wright (Another Timbre) |
| The dual alto saxophones of Martin Kuchen and Seymour Wright meet guitarist Keith Rowe for an impressive journey of free improvisation with Rowe taking the lead. | |
 | Kuchen / Rodrigues / Rodrigues / Santos Vinter (Creative Sources) |
| Incredible and telepathic ea-oriented improv from violist Ernesto Rodrigues, saxophonist Martin Kuchen, cellist Guilherme Rodrigues, and electronicist Carlos Santos. | |
 | Angles Every Woman is a Tree (Clean Feed) |
| Scandinavian Alto saxophonist Martin Kuchen in a sextet with Magnus Broo and Mats Aleklint playing Kuchen originals, free jazz with a post-bop twist. | |
 | Ulher / Kuchen / Norelius / Strid tidszon (Creative Sources) |
 | Crossland / Frangenheim Basic Tracks Baltimore New York (Concepts of Doing) |
| Nearly a decade after their first duo collaboration, Ape Green on the Creative Sources label, Wuppertal-born and Berlin-based double bassist Alexander Frangenheim joins again with Baltimore-based trombonist Patrick Crossland for two live performances of wildly creative interaction: first at the 2022 Livewire 12 Festival, then at The Record Shop in Brooklyn. | |
